Katy R. Pent – First Prize

Katy R. Pent attended university in B.C., Canada. Her poetry has been accepted for publication in Night Roses, The National Library of Poetry, Verbal Expression, and on Poetry.com, and her monologue Mary has been performed in Canada, England, and throughout the US. She currently lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

orbit

As dreams of night slid out of reach,
sadness crept into your smile;
Although you were big enough
to carry the moon,
my planet would unbalance you.

Limited by infinite space
stretching in forgetful waking,
you planned your orbit
round the sun
And flew past my horizon.